Month: August 2020
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7-day case average new high; Beshear prepares mask citations, calls out another school district; election-rules deal announced
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reached a new peak in the coronavirus pandemic Friday, as 679 new cases raised the state’s seven-day rolling average to 670, the highest...
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Beshear tries to jawbone uncooperative school districts into following his recommendation, noting 785 new cases today
Kentucky Health News chart; daily figures are adjusted slightly after initial report. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Even after reporting a record number of cases...
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A cautionary tale: Hopkinsville journalist was surprised when she got covid-19, because she had been so careful
The coronavirus pandemic hit unexpectedly close to home recently for Jennifer P. Brown, founder and editor of digital startup The Hoptown Chronicle in Hopkinsville. Brown, former editor of Hopkinsville’s daily newspaper, the Kentucky...
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State reports record number of new coronavirus cases in one day; Beshear defends his recommendation to delay in-person classes
Photos displayed by Beshear —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 1,163 new coronavirus cases in Kentucky on Wednesday, the highest number yet in a single...
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If you’re obese, a coronavirus vaccine is probably less likely to immunize you, so now’s a good time to start losing weight
Illustration by Lynne Shallcross, Kaiser Health News (Getty Images) —– Looking forward to getting a vaccine for the novel coronavirus when it becomes available? If you’re carrying around way too many...
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Beshear says he had ‘a lot the symptoms that can suggest covid-19’ but tested negative, and felt empathy as he waited for results
Gov. Andy Beshear reported by video after feeling ill and testing negative for the novel coronavirus. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 562 new coronavirus...
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Overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 5% in 2019; officials say fentanyl and methamphetamine were drivers of the increase
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 5 percent in 2019, after dropping by nearly 15% from 2017 to 2018, according to the state’s latest annual report....
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White House puts fewer Ky. counties in ‘red zone’ and more in ‘yellow zone’ as Beshear goes counter to its advice on bars
Counties with fewer than 10 total cases are not included in the White House task force alerts. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The latest weekly White House Coronavirus Task...
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Beshear recommends no in-person instruction in schools until Sept. 28; says open, regulated bars better than private parties
Beshear used this graph (adapted by KHN) and chart to say that the pandemic remains at its apex. —– The positive rate for the seven-day period ending Aug. 8 was...
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Herald-Leader busts seven prevalent myths about covid-19
By Daniel Desrochers Lexington Herald-Leader It has been five months since Kentucky announced its first case of covid-19. As the coronavirus has spread rapidly through the country, infecting more than...